Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 244 views

    Severe and Multiple Disability

    Uploaded by

    Jesse Ebreo
    1. Multiple disabilities refers to having two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or life functions under IDEA, excluding deaf-blindness. 2. Causes can be prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal such as genetic abnormalities, infections, injuries, or environmental factors. 3. Children with multiple disabilities may have difficulties with physical development, cognition, communication, behavior, and social skills that require medical intervention, therapies, educational support, and assistive technologies.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Severe and Multiple Disability

    Uploaded by

    Jesse Ebreo
    244 views19 pages
    1. Multiple disabilities refers to having two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or life functions under IDEA, excluding deaf-blindness. 2. Causes can be prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal such as genetic abnormalities, infections, injuries, or environmental factors. 3. Children with multiple disabilities may have difficulties with physical development, cognition, communication, behavior, and social skills that require medical intervention, therapies, educational support, and assistive technologies.

    Original Description:

    Exceptional Psychology

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    1. Multiple disabilities refers to having two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or life functions under IDEA, excluding deaf-blindness. 2. Causes can be prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal such as genetic abnormalities, infections, injuries, or environmental factors. 3. Children with multiple disabilities may have difficulties with physical development, cognition, communication, behavior, and social skills that require medical intervention, therapies, educational support, and assistive technologies.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    244 views19 pages

    Severe and Multiple Disability

    Uploaded by

    Jesse Ebreo
    1. Multiple disabilities refers to having two or more disabling conditions that affect learning or life functions under IDEA, excluding deaf-blindness. 2. Causes can be prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal such as genetic abnormalities, infections, injuries, or environmental factors. 3. Children with multiple disabilities may have difficulties with physical development, cognition, communication, behavior, and social skills that require medical intervention, therapies, educational support, and assistive technologies.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 19

    SEVERE

    AND
    MULTIPLE
    DISABILITIES

    EBREO, JEANNE ELYANNA


    WHAT IS MULTIPLE DISABILITY?
    is a disability category under IDEA. As you
    might expect, children with multiple disabilities
    have two or more disabling conditions that
    affect learning or other important life functions.
    STATISTICS (LOCAL)
    STATISTICS (GLOBAL) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education,National
    Center for Education Statistics. (2016)
    Who falls under the category of
    Multiple Disabilities?
    A child with mental retardation and a sensory
    impairment such as a visual impairment or blindness
    could be served under the category multiple disability.

    However, the IDEA regulations include one exception.


    Deaf-blindness is excluded under the category multiple
    disability.
    Characteristics

    Movement difficulties
    Sensory losses
    Behavior problems
    Limited speech or communication
    Difficulty in basic physical mobility
    Tendency to forget skills through disuse
    Trouble generalizing skills from one situation to
    another
    A need for support in major life activities
    Presence of primitive reflexes
    Possibly nonambulatory
    Causes:

    Prenatal causes
    -Chromosomal abnormalities
    -Viral Infections
    -Drug and Alcohol use during
    pregnancy
    -Mothers malnutrition
    -Physical trauma to the
    mother
    Causes:

    Perinatal causes
    -Lack of oxygen supply to the babys brain
    -Physical injury to the babys brain at birth
    -Contracted infections during birth
    Causes:
    Postnatal causes
    -Childhood infections
    -Traumatic brain
    injury from an
    accident/abuse
    -Lead poisoning
    -Reactions to
    medication
    -Exposure to toxins or
    other environmental
    conditions
    Developmental Consequences of
    Severe and Multiple Disabilities

    Physical Development
    Cognitive Development
    Communication
    Academic Achievement
    Behavior
    Social and Emotional Development
    DIAGNOSIS
    1. Standardized assessments
    2. Authentic assessments
    3. Person-centered approach
    4. Functional-Ecological Assessment
    Multiple Disabilities
    Arent All the Same
    The term multiple disabilities is
    general and broad. From the term,
    you cant tell:

    how many disabilities a child has;


    which disabilities are involved; or
    how severe each disability is.
    To support the parent or educate
    a child with multiple disabilities,
    its important to know:
    which individual disabilities are involved;
    how severe (or moderate or mild) each disability is;
    and
    how each disability can affect learning and daily
    living.
    INTERVENTION
    Medical intervention
    Therapy
    Technical Aids
    Educational Intervention
    Service Delivery Models
    Strategies and Modifications:

    1. Early intervention is necessary


    2. Involvement of the appropriate
    professionals
    3. The physical arrangement of classroom
    4. Integration among the peers
    5. Ensuring that all students demonstrate
    respect
    6. An individual education plan
    7. Assistive technologies
    8. Care
    Tips for Parents:
    Learn about each of your childs disabilities
    Love and play with your child
    Know your childs needs, play to his or her strengths
    Dont let the labels get you down
    Encourage your child to be independent
    Team with the professionals working with your child
    Investigate assistive technology
    Practice and reinforce
    Give your child chores
    Find out what your child is learning at school
    Look for social opportunities
    Talk with other parents whose children have disabilities
    Effective Teaching Strategies

    Maintain a small teacher to


    student ratio
    Learn from caregivers what the
    child likes and dislikes
    Use positive reinforcement
    Establish rapport
    Talk to child as if they were any
    other child
    Use all forms of
    communication sign,
    language, visual and tactile
    Slow instructions avoid
    excess words
    Effective Teaching Strategies
    Learn what primitive reflexes
    are still present
    Focus instruction on lifetime
    physical activity
    Find out as much information
    about the child as possible
    allergies and feeding procedures
    Use sensory integration
    instruction when appropriate
    FIN

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy